Greece: The payment of the April 2020 contribution reduced by 25% or payment in four monthly instalments

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e-EFKA (03.06.2020) Due to the special conditions due to the pandemic of COVID-19, self-employed have to choose between three (3) alternatives as follows:

a. The payment of the contribution corresponding to their insurance category

b. The payment of the April 2020 contribution reduced by 25% if they have paid or will repay by 10/6 the contributions of the previous months of 2020 (January-February-March), ie instead of the € 220 corresponding to the minimum premium will be required to pay 165 €

c. The payment of the contribution in four monthly instalments without surcharges, with payment of the 1st instalment until 31/10/2020 if they fall into the affected branches

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The self-employed may choose to pay April 2020 contribution reduced by 25% if they have paid or will repay by 10/6 , or to pay the contribution in four monthly instalments without surcharges with payment of the 1st instalment until 31/10/2020.

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Posting of payment notices for the month of April 2020

Deadline until June 10 for 25% discount

The notices of the insurance contributions of April 2020 for 1,213,257 self-employed, self-employed and farmers were posted on the e-EFKA website.

Due to the special conditions prevailing in our country due to the pandemic of COVID-19, self-employed and self-employed people have to choose between three (3) alternatives as follows:

a. The payment of the contribution corresponding to their insurance category

b. The payment of the April 2020 contribution reduced by 25% if they have paid or will repay by 10/6 the contributions of the previous months of 2020 (January-February-March), ie instead of the € 220 corresponding to the minimum premium will be required to pay 165 €

c. The payment of the contribution in four (4) monthly installments without surcharges, with payment of the 1st installment until 31/10/2020 if they fall into the affected branches

The above options that include the benefit of the 25% discount are provided by Law 4690/2020 (Government Gazette 104A / 30.5.2020) “Ratification: a) of from 13.4.2020 P.N.P. "Measures to address the ongoing consequences of the COVID-19 corona pandemic and other urgent provisions" (A΄ 84) and b) of the 1.5.2020 P.N.P. "Further measures to address the ongoing consequences of the COVID-19 corona pandemic and the return to social and economic normalcy" (A΄ 90) and other provisions.

It is recalled that the payment of contributions in January 2020 and onwards is made with a new electronic payment code (RF).

For this reason, all insured persons who use a fixed order to pay their insurance contributions must enter the new electronic payment code in the electronic services of the bank with which they cooperate.